| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Ronald Turner (fresh) SG - Mike Thomas (fresh) SF - Shaun Carol (fresh) PF - James Cousins (fresh) C - Steven Wells (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Donald Gephart (fresh) SG - Philip Racine (fresh) SF - Robert Davis (fresh) PF - John Miles (fresh) C - Jerome Bell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Wells wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Loyola Chicago | James Cousins misses long on a shot from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Robert Davis | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Nebraska | The short jumper by Robert Davis is denied by Steven Wells | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Nebraska | John Miles pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Nebraska | Donald Gephart knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerome Bell | 0-3 |
| 18:49 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 18:48 | Nebraska | Robert Davis grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 18:36 | Nebraska | Robert Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Mike Thomas - foul #1 on Mike Thomas, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:36 | Nebraska | Robert Davis makes the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:36 | Nebraska | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:07 | Loyola Chicago | James Cousins buries a floater from the left side set up by Steven Wells | 2-5 |
| 17:55 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Steven Wells - foul #1 on Steven Wells, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| 17:55 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell makes the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:55 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:55 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell misses the 3rd free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:55 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol grabs the board | 2-6 |
| 17:40 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Wells hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 2-6 |
| 17:38 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol grabs the offensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 17:24 | Loyola Chicago | Philip Racine is called for the reach on Mike Thomas - foul #1 on Philip Racine, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| 17:15 | Loyola Chicago | James Cousins misses long on a jumper from the left block | 2-6 |
| 17:14 | Nebraska | John Miles snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| 16:55 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell can't finish the layup | 2-6 |
| 16:53 | Nebraska | Robert Davis snags the offensive board | 2-6 |
| 16:40 | Nebraska | Donald Gephart clanks a shot from the right side but he's hacked by James Cousins - foul #1 on James Cousins, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| 16:40 | Nebraska | Donald Gephart makes the 1st free throw | 2-7 |
| 16:40 | Nebraska | Donald Gephart makes the 2nd free throw | 2-8 |
| 16:24 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol misses badly on a floater from the right side | 2-8 |
| 16:22 | Loyola Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Wells | 2-8 |
| 16:14 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Thomas clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-8 |
| 16:12 | Nebraska | John Miles snags the defensive board | 2-8 |
| 15:55 | Nebraska | Philip Racine hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 2-8 |
| 15:53 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol grabs the board | 2-8 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Ronald Turner (fresh) SG - Mike Thomas (fairly fresh) SF - Shaun Carol (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Cousins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Wells (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Donald Gephart (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Philip Racine (fresh) SF - Robert Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Miles (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jerome Bell (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol blows the dunk but he's fouled by Robert Davis - foul #1 on Robert Davis, team foul #2 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson (PG), Bill Dockery (SG), Clyde Thomas (PF), John Carter (C) Ronald Turner, Mike Thomas, James Cousins, Steven Wells | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski (C) Jerome Bell | |
| 15:30 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol makes the 1st free throw | 3-8 |
| 15:30 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol makes the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:16 | Nebraska | Donald Gephart comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-8 |
| 15:14 | Nebraska | Robert Davis hits the follow up shot | 4-10 |
| 15:01 | Loyola Chicago | Clyde Thomas lays it up and in set up by Michael Stevenson | 6-10 |
| 14:39 | Nebraska | Philip Racine is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Philip Racine, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Robert Elias (PG) Shaun Carol | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger (PG), Larry Mather (SG), Leo Ashley (SF), Dale Riley (C) Donald Gephart, Philip Racine, Robert Davis, John Miles | |
| 14:21 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery loses the dribble to Leo Ashley | 6-10 |
| 14:09 | Nebraska | Leo Ashley misses badly on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Bill Dockery - foul #1 on Bill Dockery, team foul #4 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner (PG), James Cousins (PF), Steven Wells (C) Robert Elias, Clyde Thomas, John Carter | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerome Bell (C) Dale Riley | |
| 14:09 | Nebraska | Leo Ashley makes the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 14:09 | Nebraska | Leo Ashley makes the 2nd free throw | 6-12 |
| 14:02 | Loyola Chicago | James Cousins comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-12 |
| 14:01 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Wells can't tip it in | 6-12 |
| 14:00 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Jerome Bell | 6-12 |
| 13:56 | Nebraska | Larry Mather comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 6-12 |
| 13:55 | Loyola Chicago | James Cousins snags the defensive board | 6-12 |
| 13:39 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Wells misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-12 |
| 13:37 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Leo Ashley | 6-12 |
| 13:22 | Nebraska | Leo Ashley connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-15 |
| 13:04 | Loyola Chicago | Jerome Bell swats the shot by Ronald Turner | 6-15 |
| 13:02 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson hits the follow up shot | 8-15 |
| 12:46 | Nebraska | Larry Mather misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 8-15 |
| 12:44 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Wells gets the rebound | 8-15 |
| 12:29 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Wells misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jerome Bell - foul #1 on Jerome Bell, team foul #4 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Mike Thomas (SG), Shaun Carol (SF) Michael Stevenson, Bill Dockery | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Donald Gephart (PG), Robert Davis (SF), John Miles (PF) Larry Mather, Leo Ashley, Jerome Bell | |
| 12:29 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Wells makes the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 12:29 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Wells misses the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 12:29 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Ralph Ezdebski | 9-15 |
| 12:14 | Nebraska | Robert Davis loses the dribble to Steven Wells | 9-15 |
| 12:07 | Loyola Chicago | James Cousins makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Shaun Carol and the foul's on John Miles - foul #1 on John Miles, team foul #5 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dale Riley (C) Ralph Ezdebski | |
| 12:07 | Loyola Chicago | James Cousins makes the free throw | 12-15 |
| 11:52 | Nebraska | Shaun Carol steps in front of the Dale Riley pass | 12-15 |
| 11:48 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Thomas misses the easy layup | 12-15 |
| 11:47 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to John Miles | 12-15 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Ronald Turner (fresh) SG - Mike Thomas (fresh) SF - Shaun Carol (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Cousins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Steven Wells (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Donald Gephart (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Donald Bellanger (fresh) SF - Robert Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Miles (fresh) 4 reb. C - Dale Riley (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Nebraska | Steven Wells steals it from John Miles | 12-15 |
| 11:03 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-15 |
| 11:02 | Nebraska | John Miles grabs the defensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 10:55 | Nebraska | Robert Davis is hacked by Ronald Turner - foul #1 on Ronald Turner, team foul #5 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson (PG), Clyde Thomas (PF), John Carter (C) Ronald Turner, James Cousins, Steven Wells | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerome Bell (C) Dale Riley | |
| 10:42 | Nebraska | Donald Gephart knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-18 |
| 10:36 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Thomas can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-18 |
| 10:34 | Nebraska | John Miles gets the rebound | 12-18 |
| 10:16 | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 12-18 |
| 10:15 | Loyola Chicago | Clyde Thomas grabs the board | 12-18 |
| 10:10 | Loyola Chicago | Donald Bellanger picks off the pass by Mike Thomas | 12-18 |
| 09:47 | Nebraska | Robert Davis knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Miles | 12-20 |
| 09:28 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson is hacked by Robert Davis - foul #2 on Robert Davis, team foul #6 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner (PG), Bill Dockery (SF) Mike Thomas, Shaun Carol | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Larry Mather (SG), Leo Ashley (SF), Ralph Ezdebski (PF) Donald Bellanger, Robert Davis, John Miles | |
| 09:17 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Turner | 15-20 |
| 08:57 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 15-20 |
| 08:55 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner gets the rebound | 15-20 |
| 08:35 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery's layup is rejected by Ralph Ezdebski | 15-20 |
| 08:33 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell snags the defensive board | 15-20 |
| 08:12 | Nebraska | Leo Ashley blows the layup but he's hacked by Michael Stevenson - foul #1 on Michael Stevenson, team foul #6 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | James Cousins (PF), Steven Wells (C) Clyde Thomas, John Carter | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Victor Anderton (SG), John Miles (PF) Donald Gephart, Jerome Bell | |
| 08:12 | Nebraska | Leo Ashley makes the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 08:12 | Nebraska | Leo Ashley makes the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 08:02 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 15-22 |
| 08:00 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Ralph Ezdebski | 15-22 |
| 07:41 | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 15-22 |
| 07:39 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 15-22 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Ronald Turner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Stevenson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Dockery (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Cousins (fresh) 5 pts. C - Steven Wells (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Larry Mather (fresh) SG - Victor Anderton (fresh) SF - Leo Ashley (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Miles (fresh) 6 reb. C - Ralph Ezdebski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-22 |
| 07:33 | Loyola Chicago | James Cousins gets the offensive rebound | 15-22 |
| 07:26 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Wells is whistled for a carry | 15-22 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Robert Elias (PG), Mike Thomas (SG), Shaun Carol (SF) Ronald Turner, Michael Stevenson, Bill Dockery | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger (PG) Victor Anderton | |
| 07:19 | Nebraska | John Miles double dribbles | 15-22 |
| 07:00 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Elias connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-22 |
| 06:38 | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski travels with the ball | 18-22 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Victor Anderton (SG), Dale Riley (C) Leo Ashley, Ralph Ezdebski | |
| 06:35 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Elias is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Mather - foul #1 on Larry Mather, team foul #7 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Donald Gephart (PG) Victor Anderton | |
| 06:35 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Elias makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 06:35 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Elias makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 06:14 | Nebraska | Larry Mather is fouled on the floor by Mike Thomas - foul #2 on Mike Thomas, team foul #7 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner (PG), Michael Stevenson (SG) Robert Elias, Mike Thomas | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerome Bell (C) John Miles | |
| 06:14 | Nebraska | Larry Mather makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 06:14 | Nebraska | Larry Mather makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 05:54 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 20-24 |
| 05:53 | Nebraska | Donald Gephart grabs the defensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 05:37 | Nebraska | Donald Gephart can't connect on a runner in the lane | 20-24 |
| 05:36 | Loyola Chicago | James Cousins gets the rebound | 20-24 |
| 05:14 | Loyola Chicago | James Cousins buries a fadeaway from close range | 22-24 |
| 04:53 | Nebraska | Donald Gephart blows the layup but he's hacked by Steven Wells - foul #2 on Steven Wells, team foul #8 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery (SF), Clyde Thomas (PF), John Carter (C) Shaun Carol, James Cousins, Steven Wells | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Leo Ashley (SF), John Miles (PF) Larry Mather, Dale Riley | |
| 04:53 | Nebraska | Donald Gephart misses the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 04:53 | Nebraska | Donald Gephart makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 04:32 | Loyola Chicago | John Carter is hacked by John Miles - foul #2 on John Miles, team foul #8 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Victor Anderton (SG), Ralph Ezdebski (PF), Dale Riley (C) Donald Gephart, John Miles, Jerome Bell | |
| 04:32 | Loyola Chicago | John Carter makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 04:32 | Loyola Chicago | John Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 04:19 | Nebraska | Dale Riley misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-25 |
| 04:18 | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski snags the offensive board | 24-25 |
| 04:03 | Nebraska | Dale Riley hits the finger roll | 24-27 |
| 03:48 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-27 |
| 03:46 | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger grabs the board | 24-27 |
| 03:39 | Nebraska | Dale Riley misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 24-27 |
| 03:37 | Loyola Chicago | Clyde Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 24-27 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Ronald Turner (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Stevenson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Dockery (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clyde Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Carter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Donald Bellanger (fairly fresh) SG - Victor Anderton (fresh) SF - Leo Ashley (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ralph Ezdebski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dale Riley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:23 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery misses badly on a floater from the left side | 24-27 |
| 03:22 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Leo Ashley | 24-27 |
| 03:17 | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Bill Dockery - foul #2 on Bill Dockery, team foul #9 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Robert Elias (PG), Mike Thomas (SG), Shaun Carol (SF), James Cousins (PF), Steven Wells (C) Ronald Turner, Michael Stevenson, Bill Dockery, Clyde Thomas, John Carter | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Philip Racine (SG), Robert Davis (SF), John Miles (PF) Victor Anderton, Leo Ashley, Dale Riley | |
| 03:17 | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger misses the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 03:17 | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 02:57 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Thomas connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-28 |
| 02:41 | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger travels with the ball | 27-28 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Donald Gephart (PG), Jerome Bell (C) Donald Bellanger, Ralph Ezdebski | |
| 02:14 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Thomas scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Steven Wells | 30-28 |
| 01:47 | Nebraska | Philip Racine connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Davis | 30-31 |
| 01:33 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Wells's fadeaway is rejected by John Miles | 30-31 |
| 01:31 | Loyola Chicago | James Cousins hits the follow up shot | 32-31 |
| 01:09 | Nebraska | John Miles hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Donald Gephart | 32-33 |
| 00:52 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-33 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner (PG), Bill Dockery (SF), Clyde Thomas (PF), John Carter (C) Robert Elias, Shaun Carol, James Cousins, Steven Wells | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 00:37 | Nebraska | Clyde Thomas denies the turnaround by Robert Davis | 32-33 |
| 00:35 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 00:14 | Loyola Chicago | Clyde Thomas is hacked by Robert Davis - foul #3 on Robert Davis, team foul #9 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson (SG) Mike Thomas | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger (SG), Leo Ashley (SF), Ralph Ezdebski (PF), Dale Riley (C) Philip Racine, Robert Davis, John Miles, Jerome Bell | |
| 00:14 | Loyola Chicago | Clyde Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 00:14 | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 00:05 | Nebraska | Donald Gephart banks in the layup set up by Donald Bellanger | 32-35 |
| 00:01 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-35 |
| 00:00 | Nebraska | Leo Ashley misses long on a fullcourt shot | 35-35 |